The Golden Comment: the season's happiest comment section
Highest Fan Score: positive comments per 1,000 across the season.
This season’s winner
Kennesaw State
Owls · C-USA · 10–4
874.3
Fan Score
Questions about this award
- Who won The Golden Comment this season?
- Kennesaw State, at 874.3 positive comments per 1,000. Navy was runner-up at 862, with Tulsa third at 839.
- How is The Golden Comment decided?
- By the season's classifications alone, with no vote and no panel: every fanbase that clears the volume floor is scored on positive comments per 1,000, and the award goes to the top of that list. The median across the 120 fanbases ranked here is 600.8.
Every fanbase on this metric
Full standings
Rank
Team
Comments
Fan Score
1
Kennesaw State
Owls · C-USA · 10–4
4,281
874.3
2
Navy
Midshipmen · American · 11–2
5,239
862
3
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane · American · 4–8
2,677
839
4
New Mexico
Lobos · Mountain West · 9–4
8,500
836.1
5
FIU
Panthers · C-USA · 7–6
1,631
829.6
6
WKU
Hilltoppers · C-USA · 9–4
2,689
822.2
7
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons · ACC · 9–4
4,755
803.4
8
Central Michigan
Chippewas · MAC · 7–6
3,899
803.3
9
Bowling Green
Falcons · MAC · 4–8
3,685
782.6
10
Missouri State
Bears · C-USA · 7–6
2,144
782.6
11
Utah State
Aggies · Mountain West · 6–7
2,439
782.3
12
Troy
Trojans · Sun Belt · 8–6
5,404
779.1
13
North Texas
Mean Green · American · 12–2
9,547
775.7
14
East Carolina
Pirates · American · 9–4
6,181
771.6
15
Ohio
Bobcats · MAC · 9–4
5,814
768.5
16
Western Michigan
Broncos · MAC · 10–4
4,607
765.4
17
Old Dominion
Monarchs · Sun Belt · 10–3
1,898
755.5
18
Hawaii
Rainbow Warriors · Mountain West · 9–4
13,185
753.9
19
Marshall
Thundering Herd · Sun Belt · 5–7
7,152
751.3
20
Virginia
Cavaliers · ACC · 11–3
14,086
749.3
21
Army
Black Knights · American · 7–6
10,320
745.9
22
Indiana
Hoosiers · Big Ten · 16–0
42,201
739.4
23
Temple
Owls · American · 5–7
1,915
738.9
24
North Dakota State
Bison · FCS · 12–1
4,131
737.6
25
Southern Miss
Golden Eagles · Sun Belt · 7–6
6,305
736.4
26
New Mexico State
Aggies · C-USA · 4–8
1,564
734
27
Texas Tech
Red Raiders · Big 12 · 12–2
54,597
723.4
28
TCU
Horned Frogs · Big 12 · 9–4
9,897
719.8
29
Arkansas State
Red Wolves · Sun Belt · 7–6
3,373
717.8
30
Coastal Carolina
Chanticleers · Sun Belt · 6–7
4,398
710.3
31
Texas State
Bobcats · Sun Belt · 7–6
2,245
707.8
32
Memphis
Tigers · American · 8–5
12,047
703.4
33
Tulane
Green Wave · American · 11–3
14,993
699.3
34
Duke
Blue Devils · ACC · 9–5
14,337
695.1
35
James Madison
Dukes · Sun Belt · 12–2
16,981
695
36
Louisiana
Ragin' Cajuns · Sun Belt · 6–7
4,213
687.6
37
Houston
Cougars · Big 12 · 10–3
17,558
683.2
38
SMU
Mustangs · ACC · 9–4
7,390
681.5
39
UTSA
Roadrunners · American · 7–6
3,498
681
40
Georgia Southern
Eagles · Sun Belt · 7–6
4,449
679.3
41
Northwestern
Wildcats · Big Ten · 7–6
1,838
671.4
42
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets · ACC · 9–4
35,814
670.1
43
Georgia
Bulldogs · SEC · 12–2
38,740
669.9
44
Delaware
Blue Hens · C-USA · 7–6
5,242
664.1
45
Louisiana Tech
Bulldogs · C-USA · 8–5
4,799
662
46
Ole Miss
Rebels · SEC · 13–2
56,460
662
47
UCF
Knights · Big 12 · 5–7
5,718
656.2
48
Toledo
Rockets · MAC · 8–5
4,072
655.2
49
UNLV
Rebels · Mountain West · 10–4
6,260
644.1
50
Arizona
Wildcats · Big 12 · 9–4
13,960
640
51
Louisville
Cardinals · ACC · 9–4
12,501
630.3
52
Washington State
Cougars · Pac-12 · 7–6
6,626
627.4
53
Appalachian State
Mountaineers · Sun Belt · 5–8
6,689
627.3
54
Vanderbilt
Commodores · SEC · 10–3
22,930
622.2
55
Air Force
Falcons · Mountain West · 4–8
2,980
612.1
56
South Florida
Bulls · American · 9–4
16,469
608.6
57
Baylor
Bears · Big 12 · 5–7
8,814
606.5
58
Middle Tennessee
Blue Raiders · C-USA · 3–9
2,998
603.7
59
Fresno State
Bulldogs · Mountain West · 9–4
3,370
603.3
60
Iowa
Hawkeyes · Big Ten · 9–4
22,273
600.8
61
UAB
Blazers · American · 4–8
3,196
600.8
62
Liberty
Flames · C-USA · 4–8
4,767
600.6
63
BYU
Cougars · Big 12 · 12–2
32,975
595.6
64
Colorado
Buffaloes · Big 12 · 3–9
13,180
595.4
65
Washington
Huskies · Big Ten · 9–4
8,090
594.6
66
Sam Houston
Bearkats · C-USA · 2–10
2,438
592.7
67
UConn
Huskies · Independent · 9–4
4,323
585
68
Ohio State
Buckeyes · Big Ten · 12–2
108,740
584.8
69
Oregon State
Beavers · Pac-12 · 2–10
5,528
582.9
70
Tennessee
Volunteers · SEC · 8–5
53,708
581.4
71
NC State
Wolfpack · ACC · 8–5
4,850
579
72
Wyoming
Cowboys · Mountain West · 4–8
7,961
571.7
73
Mississippi State
Bulldogs · SEC · 5–8
32,592
562.6
74
Utah
Utes · Big 12 · 11–2
16,435
559.4
75
Auburn
Tigers · SEC · 5–7
59,608
554.1
76
Oregon
Ducks · Big Ten · 13–2
33,527
551.2
77
Alabama
Crimson Tide · SEC · 11–4
141,238
548.3
78
Miami
Hurricanes · ACC · 13–3
61,113
548.3
79
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish · Independent · 10–2
70,866
546.2
80
San Diego State
Aztecs · Mountain West · 9–4
3,850
545.5
81
Iowa State
Cyclones · Big 12 · 8–4
21,588
545
82
Missouri
Tigers · SEC · 8–5
15,149
542.3
83
Texas A&M
Aggies · SEC · 11–2
64,787
541.6
84
Purdue
Boilermakers · Big Ten · 2–10
6,141
538.5
85
Stanford
Cardinal · ACC · 4–8
3,877
538.3
86
Cincinnati
Bearcats · Big 12 · 7–6
12,753
535.4
87
Illinois
Fighting Illini · Big Ten · 9–4
15,179
532.6
88
Oklahoma
Sooners · SEC · 10–3
76,815
524.9
89
Kentucky
Wildcats · SEC · 5–7
19,024
522.4
90
Pittsburgh
Panthers · ACC · 8–5
26,366
520.4
91
West Virginia
Mountaineers · Big 12 · 4–8
31,415
515.8
92
USC
Trojans · Big Ten · 9–4
40,287
511.6
93
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights · Big Ten · 5–7
5,649
508.6
94
San Jose State
Spartans · Mountain West · 3–9
1,563
507.4
95
Arizona State
Sun Devils · Big 12 · 8–5
13,057
499.7
96
UTEP
Miners · C-USA · 2–10
5,198
498.8
97
Oklahoma State
Cowboys · Big 12 · 1–11
25,460
489.4
98
Clemson
Tigers · ACC · 7–6
38,829
488.9
99
Boise State
Broncos · Mountain West · 9–5
22,030
487.9
100
South Carolina
Gamecocks · SEC · 4–8
19,697
482.8
101
UCLA
Bruins · Big Ten · 3–9
20,831
476.4
102
Michigan
Wolverines · Big Ten · 9–4
133,763
472.1
103
Texas
Longhorns · SEC · 10–3
106,632
468.7
104
Florida
Gators · SEC · 4–8
33,369
467.5
105
Nebraska
Cornhuskers · Big Ten · 7–6
47,727
466
106
Boston College
Eagles · ACC · 2–10
3,381
462
107
Michigan State
Spartans · Big Ten · 4–8
20,528
457.8
108
Kansas
Jayhawks · Big 12 · 5–7
8,065
440.9
109
Kansas State
Wildcats · Big 12 · 6–6
17,428
436.3
110
Colorado State
Rams · Mountain West · 2–10
4,505
431.7
111
LSU
Tigers · SEC · 7–6
95,525
425.9
112
Penn State
Nittany Lions · Big Ten · 7–6
57,708
424.9
113
Virginia Tech
Hokies · ACC · 3–9
16,922
405.6
114
Minnesota
Golden Gophers · Big Ten · 8–5
16,116
396.7
115
Florida State
Seminoles · ACC · 5–7
20,908
390.8
116
Syracuse
Orange · ACC · 3–9
9,364
386.7
117
North Carolina
Tar Heels · ACC · 4–8
8,668
381.7
118
Arkansas
Razorbacks · SEC · 2–10
44,286
331.6
119
Maryland
Terrapins · Big Ten · 4–8
9,607
326.5
120
Wisconsin
Badgers · Big Ten · 4–8
48,811
281.5
Below volume threshold: too few comments to rank on this award
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South Alabama
Jaguars · Sun Belt · 4–8
1,487
–
–
UMass
Minutemen · MAC · 0–12
1,455
–
–
Charlotte
49ers · American · 1–11
1,447
–
–
Rice
Owls · American · 5–8
1,436
–
–
Florida Atlantic
Owls · American · 4–8
1,154
–
–
Nevada
Wolf Pack · Mountain West · 3–9
1,086
–
–
Miami (Ohio)
RedHawks · MAC · 7–7
1,085
–
–
Northern Illinois
Huskies · MAC · 3–9
1,082
–
–
Akron
Zips · MAC · 5–7
1,038
–
–
UL Monroe
Warhawks · Sun Belt · 3–9
943
–
–
Ball State
Cardinals · MAC · 4–8
818
–
–
Kent State
Golden Flashes · MAC · 5–7
708
–
–
Sacramento State
Hornets · FCS · 7–5
706
–
–
California
Golden Bears · ACC · 7–6
534
–
–
Jacksonville State
Gamecocks · C-USA · 9–5
393
–
–
Buffalo
Bulls · MAC · 5–7
341
–
–
Georgia State
Panthers · Sun Belt · 1–11
161
–
–
Eastern Michigan
Eagles · MAC · 4–8
67
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120 of 138 fanbases rank on this metric; the rest are listed under the ranked set without a rank, never ranked last.
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